Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

Will Texas House Republicans face censure following Speaker vote? Can they legally be removed from primary ballot?

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Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the ...

Ron Nehring, a Republican political adviser, has criticized "Russian government-backed" initiatives for California and Texas to secede from the United States and become independent countries.Newsweek ...

The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are outnumbered 88-62.

Rep. Cody Harris had accused Abraham George of improperly threatening to send mailers and censure lawmakers who backed Rep.

The vote suggested that a period of political warfare between G.O.P. factions would continue to shape lawmaking in the state.

They said continuing to give leadership positions to Democrats stalled conservative legislation that they and the Republican Party of Texas supported. Now, neither chamber of the Texas Legislature ...